tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post503540338692406210..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: The Sunday Challenge ~ Featuring Kat MortensenSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75264751435876262782012-03-27T02:40:12.794-05:002012-03-27T02:40:12.794-05:00Top stuff, these photographs! Just sorry I couldn&...Top stuff, these photographs! Just sorry I couldn't join the party earlier.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81418649977397601802012-03-26T11:40:29.899-05:002012-03-26T11:40:29.899-05:00Wonderful photos Kat! So happy you allowed me to u...Wonderful photos Kat! So happy you allowed me to use the photo that drew me in! Wonderful Brian...I love how we inspire others!<br /><br />I look forward to getting to know you better! Back to the 8 ball ;DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-35695689626535827982012-03-26T10:05:41.411-05:002012-03-26T10:05:41.411-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lydia!
You are ...Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lydia! <br /><br />You are too kind!<br /><br />I'm of the "don't-hide-your-light-under-a-bushel-school" and Brian's poetry needed to be revealed!<br /><br />~KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81391202814577274842012-03-26T05:01:43.135-05:002012-03-26T05:01:43.135-05:00Yay, Kat! I love your photography (you know I love...Yay, Kat! I love your photography (you know I love your poetry)! <br /><br />And, after reading Brian's comment, I love you for igniting his voice. You are very special.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-27473118185698359852012-03-25T21:52:29.992-05:002012-03-25T21:52:29.992-05:00I agree the talent is overflowing ~
Thanks Kat. ...I agree the talent is overflowing ~<br /><br />Thanks Kat. I will be posting mine tomorrow and will share with OLN...I am a newbie in all this writing so I am still editing it...Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-6858642706901455712012-03-25T21:08:25.763-05:002012-03-25T21:08:25.763-05:00Lord...the talent around here is daunting at times...Lord...the talent around here is daunting at times. The photos are beautiful and hit me in the heart having grew up around all of that. the poem is a knockout and yes, hard to feel like anything I do can measure up. Amazing Kat.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-32832147444453888702012-03-25T14:43:50.026-05:002012-03-25T14:43:50.026-05:00@Brian Miller - Trust me, my friend, as you get ol...@Brian Miller - Trust me, my friend, as you get older there are many more of those moments to come! (smiles)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-82777438618693165002012-03-25T12:10:28.035-05:002012-03-25T12:10:28.035-05:00ha, thanks kat...tesla did a remake of the song an...ha, thanks kat...tesla did a remake of the song and if i am not mistaken the title of that album was mechanical resonance which is probably where i got that from...sad, i even looked it up to be sure and my mind still mixed it...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-30406485939386223762012-03-25T11:46:04.894-05:002012-03-25T11:46:04.894-05:00Great Stuff, Brian! Allow me one correction (as I&...Great Stuff, Brian! Allow me one correction (as I'm a senior in this group, compared to most of you), but it's Five Man Electrical Band.<br /><br />I know this for three reasons: They are Canadian, I was ten when the song came out, and I'm a freak when it comes to music.<br /><br />By they way, I think that's MY girl holding on to the teddy bear.<br /><br />Love it!<br /><br />~KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-56933128148885660472012-03-25T11:35:10.965-05:002012-03-25T11:35:10.965-05:00I thought Kat's poem was hard to follow.. you&...I thought Kat's poem was hard to follow.. you've made it ten times worse, with your:<br /><br />& to jump is no option<br />if you read the signs...<br /><br />Back to the drawing board...<br /><br />(All kidding aside - a huge response to the photo!)Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-55646697978108209792012-03-25T10:21:52.190-05:002012-03-25T10:21:52.190-05:00ok Kat, really unrefined piece here...wrote it for...ok Kat, really unrefined piece here...wrote it for you today and will probably work it out this week...<br /><br /><b>In Living Colour </b><br /><br />do we<br /><br /> live in color or black & white?<br /><br /><br />it's a choice and honestly<br /><br /> i like the detail of the second<br /><br />unless of course, this is a metaphor<br /><br /><br />then i rather shadow & shade,<br /><br /> where the dark & light mix<br /><br />there is seldom two sides<br /><br /> & to jump is no option<br /><br />if you read the signs<br /><br /><br />& i so want to sing Five Man Mechanical Band<br /><br /> here, but <br /><br /> <br /><br />we're walking, this boy & i<br /><br />across the bridge between town & Percivel's Island<br /><br />over the James, & pass a soiled, discarded<br /><br />teddy bear, a matted lump of hair, <br /><br /> some kid dropped or---<br /><br /><br />we pay it<br /><br /> no mind as we walk & talk, life &<br /><br />as we make our way back, a girl<br /><br /> barefoot on the old railroad ties<br /><br />worn with dirt herself, stands hugging the bear<br /><br />staring out along the water<br /><br /><br />& behind her the light of the city<br /><br /> give way to night,<br /><br /> pale in comparison---<br /><br /><br />signs, signs, everywhere there's signs<br /><br />do this don't do that<br /><br /> can't you read the signsBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-22312146981585782632012-03-25T10:03:02.120-05:002012-03-25T10:03:02.120-05:00Oh, I always feel a little insecurity with my piec...Oh, I always feel a little insecurity with my pieces. I'm glad to know that's what she meant.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-34304059528346830242012-03-25T09:11:02.196-05:002012-03-25T09:11:02.196-05:00Um, Kat, when Isadora said your poem was hard to f...Um, Kat, when Isadora said your poem was hard to follow, she meant it was a hard ACT to follow... I know what she means :)Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43584996032484900122012-03-25T07:47:12.536-05:002012-03-25T07:47:12.536-05:00I'm on my iPod right now (pinky-typing), but w...I'm on my iPod right now (pinky-typing), but will visit you all later in the day.<br /><br />Thank you for your warm, appreciative comments.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-67325072942510428092012-03-25T07:43:46.575-05:002012-03-25T07:43:46.575-05:00Mea culpa! (in a good way)Mea culpa! (in a good way)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-78429261392124591782012-03-25T07:42:08.263-05:002012-03-25T07:42:08.263-05:00I will look forward to reading it! Thanks!I will look forward to reading it! Thanks!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-29079536198758163282012-03-25T07:41:01.264-05:002012-03-25T07:41:01.264-05:00Glad you enjoyed it,Izzy! I'm with you (liter...Glad you enjoyed it,Izzy! I'm with you (literally); I'd be the one running too!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-87416898132696360342012-03-25T07:38:51.989-05:002012-03-25T07:38:51.989-05:00Thank you so much, Hootin Anni (love the name btw)...Thank you so much, Hootin Anni (love the name btw)!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45636750200906929842012-03-25T07:36:41.648-05:002012-03-25T07:36:41.648-05:00It's my pleasure, Susie!It's my pleasure, Susie!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-58728441891834772072012-03-25T07:35:11.105-05:002012-03-25T07:35:11.105-05:00Thanks, Isadora. I'm sorry you found the piec...Thanks, Isadora. I'm sorry you found the piece hard to follow; it flowed well enough in my mind. I guess it just didn't translate well to the page.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-38686259097047611302012-03-25T07:18:45.704-05:002012-03-25T07:18:45.704-05:00PS--Um, Kat got Brian started? Kat, a word please....PS--Um, Kat got Brian started? Kat, a word please...<br /><br />:-PFireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-80401614662365820092012-03-25T07:17:57.219-05:002012-03-25T07:17:57.219-05:00Wonderful stuff to choose from! i will be writing ...Wonderful stuff to choose from! i will be writing mine later today. :-)Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-73097447227134451192012-03-25T07:17:44.351-05:002012-03-25T07:17:44.351-05:00Really enjoyed the poem! I was prone to taking off...Really enjoyed the poem! I was prone to taking off barefoot myself-<br />usually straight as she did;<br />Did I lose friends from it? <br />Not often! (more likely to run than dive from height)thanks.izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-76831196072452872992012-03-25T06:47:41.470-05:002012-03-25T06:47:41.470-05:00Wow....just plain wow...the photos along with the ...Wow....just plain wow...the photos along with the words make me speechless.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-63296589845908623652012-03-25T01:16:59.609-05:002012-03-25T01:16:59.609-05:00Thanks so much Kat for letting us be inspired by y...Thanks so much Kat for letting us be inspired by your beautiful photography.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.com